Shirt-holder.



G. H. DAMMAN. SHIRT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.18, 1913.

1, 1 03,742, Patented July 14, 1914,

CHARLES H. DAMMAN,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHIRT-HOLDER.-

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Specification of letters Patent. Patented July 14, 1914.

Application filed March 18, 1913. Serial No. "755,232.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. DAMMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain newand useful Improvements in Shirt-Holders; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention comprehends improvements in shirt holders and relatesmore par ticularly to those which are especially adapted for holdinglaundried shirts.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a holderof this type, which shall be of extremely simple construction, cheap tomanufacture, and which will maintain a shirt in a neat, convenientmanner without the .use of pins, bands, etc.

. Another and more specific object of the invention resides in theprovision of a shirt holder which may be stamped from a sheet ofcardboard, and which includesa slotted body portion and rear sectionshinged thereto, one of said rear sections being formed with lookingtongues for insertion with slits formed within the other of'said rearsections.

The'invention also aims to generally improve holders of this nature-torender them more useful, practical, and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in .view, as will become more apparent asthe description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination, and arran ement of parts, as willbe hereinafter descri ed and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view'of my holder in its open position, Fig. 2 is afront view of the holder, showing a shirt positioned therein, and, Fig.3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the plane of line 33 of Fig.2.

My improved formed from a sheet of cardboard or similar material andincludes a body section, generally designated 5, and rear sections 6 andthrough the slits 16 shirt holder is preferablysection is essentiallyrectangular in shape, has its upper edge cut away, as indicated at 8, toform an opening for the collar band, and is formed with transverse slots9 and 9, which divide it into a relatively narrow upper section 10, anintermediate section 11, and a lower section 12. The rear sections 6 and7 are formed by bending the sheet of material along the dotted lines 13.The section 6 carries upon its free edge the locking tonguesl l whichhave their opposed edgesnotched, as indicated at 15. These lockingtongues are adapted when the holder is in its operative position, tooverlap the section 7 and project partially formed therein. The edges ofthe notches 15 engage the material surrounding the inner ends of theslits 16 so as to hold the tongues within the slits.

In use, a shirt 17 which is folded as clearly shown in Fig. 2, issecured to the body portion by slots 9 and 9' so that the end sections10 and 12 will be disposed in front of the shirt and the intermediatesection 11 will be disposed behind the shirt. The rear sections are thenfolded so as to engage the back of the shirt and the rear surface of thecentral section, and are maintained in this position by the lockingtongues 14. It will be seen from the foregoing description taken inconnection with the accom anyin drawings, that I have provided a shirthol er of extremely simple construction, in which a shirt may be easilyand conveniently secured, and held without the use of pins or otherfasteners. It is to be noted that the rear sections 6 and 7 reinforcethebody section and prevent the holder from being easily fol It is to eunderstood that while I have shown and described the preferredembodiment of my invention, limited to this exact construction,combination, and arrangement of parts,- but may make such changes asspirit and scopetof the invention.

Havin "thus described my invention, what I claim.1s:-

The herein described shirt holder compris ing a rectangular body portionformed of paper and provided with a pair of transverse slots adjacentthe ends thereof, where-, by said body portion is divided' intothree 7The body sections, one of said sections being cut away being extendedthrough the I do not wish to be will fall within the on a curved lineadjacent its outer end to 'receive the neck band of a shirt, a pair ofthe rear section.

rear sections hinged to the side edges of the body portion, and lockingtongues on one of said sections having angular notches therein and slitsin the other section for se curing said rear sections to each other inengagement With the body, the end sections of the body being adapted toengage the front of a" shirt to hold said shirt against 10 In testimonywhereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. DAMMAN. Y

